15 JUN 2021 There seems to be a blind spot in maritime shipping’s road to decarbonization. And blind spots are not a good place to be. Those that say LNG is “not a plan to get to zero” seem to be missing some very important points. While LNG is not …
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14 JUNE 2021 Despite slim hopes that global shutdowns during the pandemic might bring respite from the climate crisis, yet more evidence confirms that no such silver lining exists. Newly released measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in fact show that concentrations of the heat-trapping chemical have surged to record levels not seen …
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13 JUNE 2021 Oceans cover 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface. But, because many of us spend most of our lives on land, the 140 million square miles of blue out there aren’t always top of mind. While vast, oceans are not empty. They are teeming with life and connected to society …
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12 JUNE 2021 A weight-loss drug described as a ‘game-changer’ by obesity researchers has just been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), representing the first time the agency has endorsed such a treatment in several years. Wegovy, a weight-management therapy to be manufactured by Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, …
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11 JUNE 2021 The containership Ital Libera is now heading across the Indian Ocean towards the Suez Canal on route to Italy. Under normal circumstances that would not be news, but yesterday Hapag-Lloyd advised customers of the unique circumstances as a force majeure has been declared with the ship diverting from Asia …
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10 JUNE 2021 Most people who get COVID suffer the common symptoms of fever, cough and breathing problems, and recover in a week or two. But some people, estimated to be roughly 10-30 percent of people who get COVID, suffer persistent symptoms colloquially known as “long COVID”. Why do some people …
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09 JUNE 2021 On June 7, Greenpeace activists visited the port of Saint-Nazaire, France, to block a bulker arriving from Brazil. The vessel, the 75,000 dwt bulker Cabrillo, is carrying a cargo of soybeans from Brazil’s Cerrado region. This savannah ecosystem is less well-known than the Amazon rainforest, but it has …
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09 JUNE 2021 Shipping consultancy Drewry says the shipping industry should brace for a shortage of officers to crew the world’s commercial fleet in the coming years, with important implications for both hiring and rising future manning costs. Diminishing attractiveness of a career at sea, coupled with rising man-berth ratios and continued …
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08 JUNE 2021 The upcoming Pole to Pole itinerary of the cruise ship MS Roald Amundsen. Image via Hurtigruten Expeditions Do you like very long voyages and eating steak tartare while getting battered about in the Roaring 40s, Furious 50s, and Screaming 60s? If so then Hurtigruten Expeditions, has a deal for …
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07 JUNE 2021 The Sri Lankan Navy has recovered the voyage data recorder (VDR) from the wreck of the container ship X-Press Pearl, which partially sank last week after a devastating cargo fire off the coast of Colombo. The X-Press Pearl was anchored before and during the fire, and her crew was evacuated from …
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